| 100% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | Music show hosted by Don Cornelius from 1971 to 1993 |
| 71% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | TV dance show hosted by Don Cornelius from 1970 to 1993: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | TV show hosted by Don Cornelius |
| 46% | SOULTRAIN | 9 | Music-based TV show first hosted by Don Cornelius: 2 wds. |
| 39% | GREED | 5 | Trivia game show hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1999 to 2000 |
| 39% | LOVECONNECTION | 14 | Dating game show hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1983 to 1994: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LINGO | 5 | Word-based game show hosted by Chuck Woolery from 2002 to 2007 |
| 36% | WHEELOFFORTUNE | 14 | Hangman-style game show hosted by Chuck Woolery from 1975 to 1981: 3 wds. |
| 35% | TUBE | 4 | The —, 1980s Channel 4 music show hosted by Jools Holland and others |
| 34% | WHOWANTSTOBEA | 13 | With 19-Across, quiz show hosted by Regis Philbin from 1999 to 2002 (5 wds.) |
| 33% | TISWAS | 6 | ITV children's show hosted by Chris Tarrant that ran from 1974-82 |
| 30% | THEVOICE | 8 | American reality show hosted by Carson Daly, which works in a format similar to 21-Across: 2 wds. |
| 30% | NEXTTOPMODEL | 12 | "America's ___," American reality show hosted by Rita Ora, where models compete to be the best: 3 wds. |
| 30% | PAAR | 4 | "Tonight Show" host from 1957 to 1962 |
| 30% | READING | 7 | __ Rainbow, hosted by LeVar Burton from '83 to '06 |
| 29% | WEAKESTLINK | 11 | BBC TV quiz show hosted by Anne Robinson from 2000-12 |
| 29% | TODAY | 5 | Show hosted by Katie Couric |
| 29% | JEOPARDY | 8 | Show hosted by Alex Trebek |
| 29% | AMERICANIDOL | 12 | American reality show hosted by Ryan Seacrest, where contestants compete to be the best singer, chosen by the viewers: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FATHERKNOWSBETS | 15 | Show hosted by a Vegas priest? |
| 28% | ONCINEMA | 8 | Satirical show hosted by Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington that gives ratings on a scale of one to five "bags of popcorn" |
| 28% | INSIDEEDITION | 13 | TV show anchored by Bill O'Reilly from 1989 to 1995 |
| 28% | ZAIRE | 5 | Congo, from 1971 to 1997 |
| 28% | ALDA | 4 | Actor who hosted "Scientific American Frontiers" from 1993 to 2005 |
| 28% | MRROMANCE | 9 | 2005 reality show hosted by Fabio |
| 28% | FAMILYFEUD | 10 | Game show hosted by Steve Harvey |
| 28% | LASTWEEKTONIGHT | 15 | HBO show hosted by John Oliver |
| 28% | LINGO | 5 | Game show hosted by Chuck Woolery |
| 28% | FRESHAIR | 8 | NPR show hosted by Terry Gross |